Running: A Fever

Welcome to the 10th in our series on centenarians. I'm going to start calling it 'Living to 100 and Beyond' because these are all super-centenarians, that is folks who lived to be at least 110. Sara Knauss lived from 9/24/1880 to 12/30/1999, a total of 119 years, 97 days. She is #2 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and did once hold the title of the oldest living person, from 4/16/98 to 12/30/99. She is oldest person ever from the United States Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/169   Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 218 (-59) Workout time: 140 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.86 Miles (504.32) Steps: 14,627 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.95 (+10) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Welcome to the 9th in our series on centenarians: Nabi Tajima. News note: I.M.Pei, famous architect, died at the age of 102 recently. I have seen his work and it is striking. I wish I knew what his secret to long life was. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/168 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 218 (-59) Workout time: 140 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.86 Miles (504.32) Steps: 14,627 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.95 (+10) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Welcome to the 8th in our series on centenarians. Lucy Hanna lived from 7/16/1865 to 3/21/1993 a total of 117 years, 248 days. At her death, Hannah's family claimed that she was 118, which was backed-up by Social Security data at the time, but an investigation by the Social Security Administration's "Kestenbaum" study in 2003 determined that her age at death was actually 117 years, 248 days. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/167 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 218 (-59) Workout time: 140 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.86 Miles (504.32) Steps: 14,627 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.95 (+10) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Welcome to the 7th in our series on centenarians. Marie-Louise Meilleur. I noticed that 3 of the top 10 names start with "M", and my name is Michael, so I hope that's a point in my favor. Marie-Louise lived from August 29, 1880 to April 16, 1998, a total of 117 years, 230 days. She is #5 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and did once hold the title of the oldest living person. She is the only one of the top centenarians from Canada, and when she was told that she was the oldest person in Canada, she said "Poor Canada!". To me, that means she enjoyed her life and wished more people could live longer. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/166   Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 211 (-66) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 3,246 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 156.29 (+13) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Welcome to the 6th in our series on centenarians. Our subject is Violet Brown, a Jamaican who lived from 3/10/1900 to 9/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 189 days. She is #6 on the list of all-time longest-lived people and was the oldest living person, for 5 months in 2017. In fact, two years ago today, she was the oldest lilving person. Violet is the only Jamaican on the list of the ten longest-lived people. She was the last surviving person to have been a subject of Queen Victoria, because she was born when Jamaica was part of the British Empire. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/165 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 211 (-66) Workout time: 0 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 0 Miles (464.04) Steps: 3,246 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 156.29 (+13) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 26% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 5 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Living to 100 Years Old - Emma Morano. Welcome to the 5th in our series on centenarians. Emma Morano lived from 11/29/1899 to 4/15/2017, a total of 117 years, 137 days. She is #7 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Our first super-centenarian from Italy, Emma is the only Italian in the top 10. She was born in Civiasco, which is in far northern Italy, near the Swiss border. It looks like it's on the Swiss-Italian border, but in actuality, the Alps are there, so it's really just on the Italian side of the Alps. Emma never married, and her sister Angela lived to be 102, so longevity runs in the family. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/164 The Blue Zones books: The Blue Zones Solution: https://amzn.to/2QpbGvS The Blue Zones of Happiness: https://amzn.to/2Qpr0sC The Blue Zones Kitchen: https://amzn.to/2Qpr0sC The Blue Zones: https://amzn.to/2Qo4Tmb References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Morano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappa Intervi

Living to 100 Years Old - Chiyo Miyako. Welcome to the 4th in our series on centenarians. Chiyo Miyako lived from 5/2/1901 to 7/22/2018, a total of 117 years, 81 days. She is #8 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Ms. Miyako is one of three centenarians on our list that is from Japan, which boasts of a healthy diet culture and excellent healthcare. A Newsweek article claimed "Japan dominates the list of oldest people, both men and women. As of February 2018, the country was believed to be home to 69,000 people over the age of 100, of which 9,000 of them are men and 60,000 women." This also highlights the disparity between men and women in terms of life expectancy. Born in Wakayama Prefecture, which is kind of in the middle, length-wise, of Japan. The nearest major city is Osaka. She died in Yokohama. I think the reason that sometimes you get just the state (in Japan, prefecture) where a centenarian was born is probably because that is the authority that issues birth certificates. After 117 years, it

Welcome to the 3rd in our series on centenarians. Misao Okawa lived from 3/5/1898 to 4/1/2015, a total of 117 years and 27 days. She is ninth on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/162 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Workout time: 113 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 7.64 Miles (484.12) Steps: 7,536 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.45 (+9) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Welcome to the 2nd in our series on centenarians. Maria Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla lived from 9/14/1889 to 8/27/2006, a total of 116 years and 347 days. She is #10 on the list of all-time longest-lived people. Maria was from Ecuador, which is not one of the 37 different countries where RAF is heard, sadly. She was born in the city of Guayaquil. She is the last person born in the 1880's and is still the longest-lived person from South America. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/161 Recorded May 14, 2019 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Workout time: 113 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 7.64 Miles (484.12) Steps: 7,536 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.45 (+9) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat Episode cover art: Endlessdan at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

I'm starting a series on centenarians, people who live to be 100 years old or older, and specifically the people who have lived the longest, with documented proof. We'll talk about each of the top 10 longest-lived persons and see how we can impact our own longevity by studying their lives. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/160 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-60) Workout time: 113 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 7.64 Miles (484.12) Steps: 7,536 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.45 (+9) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Not amazing diet results? You hear and read a lot of hyperbole and it's important to know how to take/use that information. I am in the Running: A FEVER gym today on the treadmill. I rarely use a treadmill. But today is a little different. I was planning to take my annual hike with my friend Robert, but it's raining. And though I have definitely been out on the trail in bad weather, I decided to stay inside today so I could record a video for you. View it at https://youtu.be/pqYF0mMooJA Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/159 Recorded May 11, 2019 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 215 (-61) Workout time: 20 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): Miles (473.71) Steps: 4969 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 152.45 (+9) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat

Today we are in the fashion department talking about a new pair of court shoes. I like doing interesting things for exercise and fun. Personally, I don't see much fun in sitting on a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill for forty minutes. So I go hiking, inline skating, play disc golf, and lift weights. That last one may not be interesting or fun to some people, but I enjoy it. I have been trying to find interesting ways to get cardio exercise, and one of the things I've been doing (or planning to do) is playing racquetball. The last time I played I used my Brooks Adrenaline running shoes (https://amzn.to/2VcBZGJ for men, https://amzn.to/2JwPiQ0 for women) and injured my ankle! And a theme this year is that I am buying shoes specifically designed for my various activities. So I needed some court shoes. I did some searching, and then I remembered a product I had already used for years that I really liked. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/158 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 217 (-5

I'm recording in the car today because I have been out of action for several weeks. It is April Fools Day and the last workout was March 8. I was out because I had bursitis in my left ankle. It's cold, which goes to show that as soon as I think winter is over, that's when the cold weather will come back for one last time. I need to be careful because it has also been a while since I got up this early in the morning. After a month of being out of my routine, I am a bit less efficient at getting ready in the morning, because I have to think about it. So I am a few minutes late getting to the gym, which opens at 5 a.m. The workout was not bad. But the thing I realized was that there are so many ways we use all of our body parts. Today was supposed to be calf day, and I did calf exercises, but I had to go down in weight so as not to make things worse on my ankle. The ankle is also very important even for upper body and back exercises. It is used to stabilize the body, and this stress is amplified with increased

I think this falls under the auspices of the Mental Health Department. I took a vacation and I felt very differently. I was able to let go of the concerns of my day-to-day life. Staying fit, whether mentally or physically, should not be a chore that has no other purpose. This is why you don't hear me slaving at the stationary bike doing something I hate for the sake of health. There are so many options that I am bound to find plenty that I enjoy so much more. One of the things I have loved doing for the past couple of years is hiking. And the hiking is mighty fine at Mount Nebo State Park, near Dardanelle, Arkansas. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/156

The goal, if you want to live a long, happy, healthy life right up to the very end, is to stay active. One of the most interesting and pleasurably ways to do this is to go hiking. It's something I never did much until recently, and I've really enjoyed the state parks here in Arkansas, known as the Natural State. I spent 4 days at Mount Nebo State Park near Dardanelle, Arkansas. The idea was do enjoy solitude, and use it and this time to do some reading, writing, and hiking, and just enjoy the scenery. Which I have been doing. I rented Cabin 65 at Mt. Nebo, which, like many of the buildings here, is in the National Register of Historic Places: Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/155

This is the sixth and final episode in a series on brain chemicals which started with Episode 139 (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). See episode 139 for an overview of these chemicals based on Simon Sinek's speech "Why Leaders Eat Last". Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. It is the first stage of 'fight or flight' process. It gives us emergency energy, but to get it, shuts down some things like growth and the immune system. It inhibits release of oxytocin, which makes us self-interested and less interested in social bonding. It's also tied to belly fat because of its association with metabolism, which we'll discuss later. Cortisol is called a steroid, though WebMD actually uses it in the definition of steroid, referring to steroids as synthetic drugs. And points out that corticosteroids are different from the male hormone-related steroid compounds that some athletes use.

This is the fourth in a series on brain chemicals. See Episode 139 "Brain Chemistry" for an overview on how these chemicals fit into our survival as a species. (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). To review, oxytocin is associated with love, trust, and friendship. It is triggered by physical contact, hugging, shaking hands, acts of human generosity (witnessed, received or done). But not generosity with money. Time and action are the important things here. It inhibits addiction, boosts the immune system, and takes time. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/153

This is the third in a series of episodes going into detail on the five brain chemicals I summarized in Episode 139 on brain chemistry (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). A summary of what we already know from that episode: 1. Seratonin is what some call the leadership chemical, associated with pride, status, recognition. 2. It's why we have graduation, awards, it increases confidence. 3. At graduation not only does the graduate get seratonin, the parents watching in the audience do too. 4. It makes us live to help others. BUT ... YOU CAN TRICK IT Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/152

This is the second in a series of episodes going into some detail about the brain chemicals discussed first in Episode 139 (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). In review, dopamine: 1. Comes from accomplishment, crossing things off a to-do list; it makes sure we get things done. 2. This is why we need to write down goals. When we see it, like an apple on a tree, the closer we get the more dopamine is released. 3. This is why we have corporate vision - because you can see it, for example, Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech. 4. It is "highly,highly,highly addictive" - it's associated with addictions to alcohol, gambling, cell phones. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/151

This is a first in a series of five episodes that will take an in-depth look at one of the brain chemicals first mentioned in Episode 139 (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139). Endorphins are defined as any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides which activate the body's opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect. What does that mean? It's gets you high!   Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER.com/150